Bernd Becher, 1931 - 2007

By Todd on June 26, 2007 9:36 AM |

It seems that German photographer Bernd Becher passed away last Friday in Germany as the result of complications from surgery. He was 75 years old. Amazing that there has been little or no coverage of this in English-language news, even in art-related publications.

Becher, along with his wife Hilla, was one of the initial photographers I became familiar with when my interest in photography began in earnest in 2000.

Sonnabend Gallery is currently showing a selection of the Becher's "Grain Silos", one subject amongst an encyclopedic catalog of industrial structures.

More commentary on Bernd's significance over at "State of the Art".

UPDATE: The NY Times published an obituary on June 26th.

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